A judge, and not a jury, will decide if a 20- year-old man is guilty killing Latasha Roundtree in Cedar Rapids nearly two years ago. Jury selection is set to begin Monday in the first degree murder trial for Tajh Ross. Friday, Ross asked for a continuance, which the judge denied. Ross then requested a bench trial which will begin Tuesday. Prosecutors say Ross fired a gun at a car in September 2012. The shot killed 19-year- old Latasha Roundtree who was a passenger in that car.

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